The most extraordinary thing about the Pulliam case is that I told the DAs Office about the exculpatory evidence in advance and provided it to them. They indicted it anyway and put the liar on the stand so he could get ripped and they could suffer the embarrassment of a federal lawsuit.
@DuBoseDefense And what did she decide to do once you gave her the video? She investigated along with Homicide Detective James to seize my intellectual property--already knowing exactly what happened. That falls outside of absolute immunity. Oops...
@DuBoseDefense Officer should get a promotion and praised by the sheriff. At least that’s what happens in real life. It’s a hard job, so we shouldn’t expect them to get it right every time. And by “every time,” I mean the consensus is that they don’t need to tell the truth ANY of the time.
@DuBoseDefense@inst4justice is looking for cases like this; client should submit the case to them, if he is interested in working on better case law. Of course, case law is of marginal use if the U.S. Marshals are unwilling to enforce it with force.
@alphatrends I think we should appreciate the amount of revenue for many of the top US equities that is skimmed off the top of content creators. For instance, Google is ~60/40, which is fair for ads, but kinda ridiculous for fan donations sent to you through the app.
On January 18, 2022, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s longtime political consultant Todd M. Smith was indicted on felony charges arising out of a scheme where Smith allegedly used his relationship with Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to swindle tens of thousands of dollars out of investors seeking hemp licenses from TDA.
The next day, Miller told the media that he had cut ties with Smith. This was a lie. Miller and Smith maintained a close relationship after the indictment, as evidenced by e-mails obtained from TDA.
Smith confessed to committing the felony offense of commercial bribery and entered into a plea deal with prosecutors on October 16, 2024. He is currently serving probation on the criminal charge that he confessed to committing.
Smith’s admission that he committed felony commercial bribery by illegally using his relationship with Miller to enrich himself doesn’t seem to be particularly problematic to Miller. Last week, Smith and Miller were together at an event hosted by the Robertson County Republican Party where the two even posed next to each other, smiling, in a photo. #txlege
Can the Police legally seize and hold your cameras and data for retaliation?
My IJ attorney Christie Hebert—who has fought so diligently for me and the rest of us—talked with the Freedom of the Press Foundation about your rights (and when to comply).
https://t.co/CQJ17bmmQ3
@DuBoseDefense I mean, where do we expect this county to be when the state ALWAYS goes full-throttle but most of the "defense" lawyers are fair weather fans (at best) of "their" side? That said, people should learn the practice of restraining the mentally ill with four people, one on each limb.
The government doesn’t get to decide who reports the news.
Justin Pulliam is a citizen journalist with the same #1stAmendment rights as anyone else. Police cannot retaliate against him because they don't like his coverage or commentary.
Yesterday, a Texas court found that Justin's First Amendment rights were violated by the county’s Sheriff.
The court ruled not only that Fort Bend County violated Justin’s free-speech rights, but that his rights were so clearly established that Sheriff Fagan has no qualified immunity.
The ruling also lets a separate claim for false arrest while Justin was recording deputies move to trial.
Read more here: https://t.co/tfCzGunym8